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English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 636 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (am / is / are + -ing): Time words: now, right now, at the moment, Look! I am + -ing; he / she / it / one name is + -ing; you / we / they are + -ing. -ing spelling: drop a silent e (dance → dancing); double one last consonant after one short vowel (swim → swimming, run → running).

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  1. 1.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  2. 2.Diya ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) is go (c) am going (d) is going
  3. 3.She ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
  4. 4.She ___ the match right now. (a) is win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
  5. 5.___ we cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  7. 7.My parents ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
  8. 8.Riya ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  9. 9.___ Yash swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  11. 11.You ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  12. 12.We ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
  13. 13.___ my brother watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  15. 15.___ she singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  18. 18.He ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
  19. 19.___ they flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.___ we throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.We ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) are make (d) am making
  22. 22.My sister ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) am playing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  25. 25.I ___ vegetables now. (a) am buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
  26. 26.___ they speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.Neel ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
  28. 28.Neel ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
  29. 29.They ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
  30. 30.Dev ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catch
  31. 31.Aisha ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  32. 32.You ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  34. 34.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.You ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are running (d) are run
  36. 36.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) are tell (d) is telling
  37. 37.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
  38. 38.You ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  39. 39.___ Rahul throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing

Answer key

  1. drawing
  2. is going
  3. is watching
  4. is winning
  5. Are
  6. dancing
  7. are cooking
  8. is carrying
  9. Is
  10. climbing
  11. are baking
  12. are studying
  13. Is
  14. singing
  15. Is
  16. buying
  17. bringing
  18. is baking
  19. Are
  20. Are
  21. are making
  22. is playing
  23. jogging
  24. baking
  25. am buying
  26. Are
  27. is catching
  28. is speaking
  29. are baking
  30. is catching
  31. is carrying
  32. are clapping
  33. making
  34. Am
  35. are running
  36. are telling
  37. am watching
  38. are dancing
  39. Is
  40. is bringing

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